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depressogenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-pres-so-genic
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing or tending to cause depression.

noun

Any material that causes depression.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English depress Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English depressogenic From depress + -o- + -genic.

Inflected Forms

more depressogenic (comparative) most depressogenic (superlative) depressogenics (plural)

Antonyms

antidepressant

Questions

What does depressogenic mean?
Causing or tending to cause depression.
Where does depressogenic come from?
Etymology tree English depress Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English depressogenic From depress + -o- + -genic.

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